Urschel Kidnapping Trial Hearings Emphasize Killer Link
In Oklahoma City on September 20 Bailey testifies amid calls for harsh punishment of Urschel kidnapping suspects The defense counters labeling the accused as the country’s most dangerous criminal as details of extortion threats and gun violence surface The case links Katherine Kelly and others to a dramatic trail across Oklahoma and Texas as proceedings continue.
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Urschel
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Boss) Swannon
Tex
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Boss) Shannon
Armon
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Shannon
Chicago
Supreme Court to hear county home rule ballot case
The issue of placing county home rule on the ballot will be argued in the Supreme Court next Friday. Attorney General John represents Secretary George S. Myers, with opponents challenging the home rule ballot as inadequate. The case references 195,009 names and compares to 256,000 from the 1982 election.
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Supreme Court Week
U.P
the & Block
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George S. Myers
Roehi
Alexander Downie Dies In Columbus
Alexander Downie died at his home in Columbus after a long illness. He formerly resided here and was a railway mail clerk later employed by the Oil Company at Columbus. His body will be brought here for burial. he leaves a widow, a daughter Mrs Ben of Pleasant Flats West Virginia, and W. G. Downie of Columbus. The funeral arrangements are being completed.
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Alexander
King Columbus
Downie
Columbus
Pomeroy
Columbody
Benet
More Men Join asylvania Strike
SRIFT Pennsylvania September counts show coal mines in Kis Valley joining the Asylvania coal strike, increasing manpower and scope of the labor action across the region.
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Asylvania
Srift
Kis Valley
Vania
Capture of Machine Gun Kelly and gang in Memphis
Police in Memphis arrest George Machine Gun Kelly his wife and two accomplices from the Harvey Bailey gang after a dawn raid. The raid yielded more than a dozen machine guns and riot guns and the suspects face charges in Urschel kidnapping and other crimes.
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George Kelly
Memphis
Tenn
U.P
George
Kelly
Dispute Over Closed Shop Reopens in Labor Debate
Washington report notes renewed clash between organized labor and manufacturers over Recovery Act provisions on closed shops. John C. Gall of the National Association of Manufacturers argues that closed shop agreements are void in codes and violate the employer's right to choose bargaining methods.
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Washington
Organized Labor
John C. Gall
National Association of Manufacturers
Gall
Appeals Court Set to Hear 10 Cases in Athens County
The Court of Appeals for Athens County meets in Common Pleas Court room on Wednesday to review ten cases including Fred Moore’s manslaughter appeal over the December shooting of his father-in-law. Judges Mauck Middleton and Blosser sit on the panel.
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Court of Appeals
Athens County
Common Pleas
Fred Moore
R. J. Mauck
Gallipolis
W. H. Middleton
Waverly
P. J. Blosser
Chillicothe
Charles wi 87 Navy diver who helped probe Maine sinking buried
Youngstown burial report for Charles wi 87 a former United States Navy diver who took part in investigating the sinking of the battleship Maine just before the Spanish American War.
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Youngstown
Charles Wi
United States Navy
Maine
Unemployed registration rises at Athens Armory office
Registration of unemployed increased from 111 yesterday to 1 percent today at the Athens re employment office in the Armory. Officials urge all Athens employers to call the office if they need workers.
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Athens
Steubenville Man Granted Divorce From Wife Perfect Craby
Silas F. Crabb of Steubenville was granted a divorce from his wife Perfect Craby of Butler, Pa, in Steubenville today. The court action was reported by United Press.
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Steubenville
U.P
Silas F. Crabb
Perfect Craby
Butler
Organize Club Formed For Petroleum Dealers In Athens
At Hotel Berry a Petroleum Club was formed by gasoline jobbers of Athens County to work under the NRA Petroleum Code. F R ry was elected chair man J E Iker vice chair man M E Williams secretary and nine members were named to gather and relay information. A four cent per gallon Federal tag on motor oil was discussed and dealers decided to pass the tax to consumers. Ray Gross of Standard Oil attended and shared organizing experience. Monthly meetings are planned on the second Monday at 2 30 p m at Hotel Berry.
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Athens County
Berry
Petroleum Club
NRA
F. R. Ry
J. E. Iker
M. E. Williams
Walter Wolfe
Elmer Tom
L. C. Mead
D. G. Haley
M. C. Matthews
D. W. Roads
W. R. Saylor
Charles H. Russell
C. K. Rockhold
Ray Gross
Zanesville
Asvision
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Hotel Berry
Peace effort in Cuba collapses as Grau San Martin fails
Havana report states President Ramon Grau San Martin's new conference with political leaders broke up in failure. He lacks political support but faces no real threat to his government. Grau campaigns against Communist agitators in mines and on sugar plantations, including U.S. owned properties. Normalcy returns in the capital as warehouse workers end their strike and the food situation improves.
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Havana
U.P
Ramon Grau San Martin
Gray
Filling Station Fire Causes Minor Damage
A small blaze ignited by a five gallon lard can of gasoline near a boiler at a frame building beside H. L. Steenrod's filling station on Mill Street. Raymond Bartlett's action sent flames to floor gasoline but firefighters quickly contained the fire with two chemical extinguishers and no major damage was reported.
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H. L. Steenrod
Mill Street
Raymond Bartlett
Youth Admits Guilt in Mineral City Explosion
Harvey E. Hicks 53 confessed to triggering an explosion at Mineral City two weeks earlier and was indicted on a malicious destruction of property charge in New Philadelphia.
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New Philadelphia
Harvey E. Hicks
Mineral City
British naval build to proceed despite British wish to pause
Washington reports that the United States will not defer any portion of its 238 million dollar naval program. The four 10,000 ton Class B cruisers will be completed as planned, despite Britain hoping to delay them. Officials say Geneva talks now focus on Germany’s rearmament and a possible 1935 conference outcome.
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Washington
U.P
Great Britain
London
Geneva
Germany
New York Council Delays Stock Transfer Taxes to Retain Exchange
New York mayor John P. O'Brien promised to delay signing two taxes on stocks and brokers amid fear of transferring the New York Stock Exchange to New Jersey. Samuel Untermyer warned the state could lose 30 to 40 million dollars in stock transfer revenue, prompting last minute concessions to keep the exchange in New York.
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Stock Exchange
Jersey
New York
New York Stock Exchange
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Jersey City
Newark
John P. O’brien
Samuel Unterryer
Untermyer
Ohio State Freshman Week to Begin Wednesday
Columbus report states Freshman Week and parent programs start on campus this Wednesday. Classes resume on October 3 as the fall term begins for first year students.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Gasoline tax yields nearly a quarter million for Ohio schools
Ohio schools received $246 967 92 in the first 10 days of the new one cent liquid fuel tax receipts dated July 22 to 31. Tax attorney C E Black said the figure supports a projected annual yield of nine million dollars. May and June are usually peak months with July and August slightly lower.
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U.P
Ohio
C. E. Black
State Tax Commission
Black
Plan to keep children in attendance advocated in Ohio
Ray Fife and L Z Reese, state education supervisors, discussed tentative plans for a state wide system of unemployed schools with Maj Ellis Braught. Fife, back from New York where he studied schooling there, noted federal funds are sought to finance the program and aid children from unemployed families and displaced teachers amid the economic downturn.
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Columbus
U.P
Ray Fife
State Department of Education
L. Z. Reese
Ohio
Maj. Ellis
Braught
Fife
New York State
B. O. Skinner
Davis Lottery Trial Starts in New York
New York September 26. The Davis trial centers on inter state transport of lottery tickets. Judge Johnston Hayes told jurors that lottery operation is a state offense and shipping tickets across states is federal. Senator James J. Davis and Theodore Miller face charges related to charity balls run by the Loyal Order of Moose in 1931.
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New York
U.P
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Johnston Hayes
Hayes
Davis Ia
Theodore Miller
Loyal Order of Moose
Kellys to Stand Trial in Federal Court October 9
District Attorney Herbert K. Hyde announced that George and Katherine Kelly will be tried in Federal Court in Oklahoma City on October 9 for the Urschel kidnapping. Hyde plans to apply for removal to Memphis to bring the Kellys here, with the decision to be made today or tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
Oklo
Herbert K. Hyde
George
Katherine Kelly
Urschel
Hyde
Memphis
Kelly
Zimmerman Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
M. D. Zimmerman pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $10 plus costs after arraignment before Magistrate C. H. Porter. Zimmerman was arrested in Albany by Constable Frank White.
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M. D. Zimmerman
C. H. Porter
Zimmerman
Albany
Frank White
Comforts of Home Examined in France by Athens Club
Athens Kiwanis members heard John Rood recount three months in France near Perigueux. He described rural living with scarce refrigeration and no home bathrooms, and noted French attitudes to war debt, rebuilding costs, and Hoover’s unpopularity over the moratorium.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
Athens
John Rood
France
Hotel Berry
Rood
Perigueux
United States
Lafayette
Belgium
Hoover
Kood
Ohio to Cast Direct Vote on Repeal Issue
In Columbus on September 26, the Mosier Act directs a direct ballot on November 7 to decide repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The ballot offers three slates for 82 delegates to a December 5 convention: for ratification, against ratification, and unpledged. Voters may cross individual names or place a circle at the top to vote for or against ratification.
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Columbus
U.P
I D R Shifts Headquarters To New York
President Roosevelt reallocates complex administration tasks to New York as he plans a secluded stay at Hyde Park to finalize recovery measures. He aims to boost commodity prices by expanding credit and releasing billions in bank deposits to spur purchasing power, with RFC support if needed.
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Washington
U.P
New York
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Move To Aid Closed Banks Plan Granted For Home Owners
Washington reports that receivers of closed national banks may, after court approval, exchange mortgages for Home Owners' Loan Corporation bonds. The HOLC refunds high interest mortgages with its bonds, lowering mortgage interest and guaranteeing the debt.
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Washington
U.S
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Comptroller of Currency
O'Connor
Loan Corporation
Mrs. Hattie Miller Dies After Lengthy Illness
Mrs. Hattie Miller, 83, died at her Mary Street home after a long illness. She is survived by husband Mike Miller and three sons Frank, William Miller of Athens, and John Miller of Columbus. two children died earlier. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev. B. H. Pugh officiating.
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Mary Street
Mike Miller
Frank
William Miller
Athens
John Miller
Columbus
Pilgrim Holiness Church
B. H. Pugh
Cuban President Expected to Drop to Private Rank
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Cuba’s president nearing retirement after long service under constitutional rules. The letter cites weak electoral support but mentions Cuban marksmen and references potential banking reforms and political figures like McKee, a former New York mayor.
Senate Begins To Investigate Subsidyation
The Senate launches an inquiry into ocean mail contracts from 1928 onward to probe use of subsidy funds and possible private profits. It centers on Henry Herberman, president of the Export Steamship Corporation of New York, with details yet unrevealed.
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Washington
Hoover
Henry Herberman
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Export Steamship Corporation of New York
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Treasury
Master Code Awaits Return Of NRA Chief
Washington reports action on a master code for about 1.5 million U S retail stores paused until Recovery Administrator Hugh Johnson returns from Walter Reed Hospital after a minor operation. The code would stop leases selling below cost plus ten percent except for bona fide clearances. Negotiations with H C Frick Company of Pennsylvania, a main holdout from the coal code, were in progress with expectations of voluntary agreement. Wage scales for southern fields and other areas were being rushed to completion with possible administration fixation if no deal soon.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
Walter Reed Hospital
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NRA
Young Woman Critical After Beating In An Attempted Attack
Miss Margaret Kajko, 19, is in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital Cleveland after a severe beating believed linked to an attempted criminal attack. She reportedly stumbled home and collapsed, possibly after being thrown from a motor car when she repelled her attacker.
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Cleveland
U.R
Margaret Kajko
St. Luke's Hospital
Bible School Conference at First Christian Church Wednesday
The Bible School Teachers and Workers Conference will be held in the church parlors Wednesday night at 3. Everyone is invited to bring a favorite dish and their own table service. Eva Dell Murphy of Eugene Bible College will be the guest speaker.
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Bible School Teachers’ and Workers’ Conference of the First Christian Church
Eva Dell Murphy
Eugene Bible College
Tampico Hit by Gulf Hurricane Killing Thousands
Tampico and surrounding areas were devastated as a hurricane, sweeping from the Gulf of Mexico, wrecked homes and flooded rivers. Rescue workers dug through ruins while officials feared thousands dead and rail and port communications were severed.
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Tampico
Ashire
Gulf of Mexico
Fanuoo and
San Luis Potosi
Chaplin Children Lose Part of Incomes in Court Ruling
Charlie Chaplin Jr and Sidney Earl Chaplin are set to receive $350 monthly each instead of $500 after Superior Judge Charles Crail ordered their mother Liza Grey Chaplin to reimburse the trust fund by $2,000. The ruling stems from Chaplin’s objections to $33,394 spent on the boys over 22 months.
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Hollywood
Charlies
Spencer Chaplin, Jr
Sidney Earl
Charlie Chaplin
Charles 8. Crail
Liza Grey Chaplin
Chaplin
Ring Lardner Dies in Sleep at East Hampton Home
Ring Lardner a 48 year old humorist author and playwright died in his sleep at his East Hampton New York home late last night. He suffered a heart ailment for three years and had been in poor health since 1931.
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East Hampton
N. Y
U.P
Ring Lardner
Lardner
Ohio hotel men to discuss liquor regulation rules
Capt. Hershey Mowery executive secretary of the Ohio Hotels Association issued a call for a meeting in Cleveland the week of the state’s hotel owners to consider their recommendations on liquor sale regulation.
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Cleveland
U.P
Hershey Mowery
Ohio Hotels Association Today
Pythians Open Convention in Marion After Banquet Ball
The Ohio Knights of Pythias convention opened in Marion following a banquet and a ball hosted by the Pythian Bislers.
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Ohio Knights of Pythiag
Pythian Bislers
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